My clutch has recently started slipping.

3 year old VRS, 20k on the clock.

No slip at standard power, tiny blip at stage 1, very noticeable at stage2+. Every time I've noticed it slip, the temp outside has been around 1 degree.

Found a load of mk5 GTI people with similar age/mileage cars also getting slip - and often on cold days.

Need a warmer day to come around to see if I'm still getting slip.

But, interested to hear if you think this might be relevant or my clutch is just on the way out.

Seems a little strange, as at 250bhp I'm comfortably lower on power and torque than an S3 which presumably has the same clutch.

If I bite the bullet and get a replacement, I've read that the later S3's OEM clutch is in fact an uprated SACH clutch and hence a fair chunk cheaper than a genuine performance upgrade, which considering I'm not intending on pushing the power much further, would probably be overkill.

Any advice welcome. Have any of you 260bhp plus guys had clutch issues??

Edited 20 December, 200916 yr by Timmyboy

No clutch slip here. The only problem I get is that below about -25°C the clutch pedal stays depressed, and I have to return it by pulling with my toe Need to do this a few times before it operates normally. I think it is the fluid getting a bit thick..

No clutch slip here. The only problem I get is that below about -25°C the clutch pedal stays depressed, and I have to return it by pulling with my toe Need to do this a few times before it operates normally. I think it is the fluid getting a bit thick..

-25?? Where are you from?

Finland.

Maybe the fluid has drawn water and a replacement could cure this....although -25 is quite a number

Maybe the fluid has drawn water and a replacement could cure this....although -25 is quite a number

I've had it with other cars here, although at lower temps, around -35°C. It's no biggy

Well, this clutch issue has been an interesting experience.

I've spoken to various tuning people and a few owners on various forums, and the general consensus is that given the power output of my car, I'm a little unlucky to be getting clutch slip at 20k miles.

I've been able to make the clutch slip consistently for the past few weeks, since starting this thread, in 3rd gear upwards.

I've bought a 500 mile old clutch and flywheel and got prices from the ever patient Kate at JKM for fitting.

Then... along comes the thaw

I honestly have not driven the car since mid december or so in anything warmer than around 1.5 degrees, until this week.

We've had between 6 and 10 degrees in Bristol this week, and I've had absolutely zero clutch slip, even when I'm trying to.

All very strange. Not sure what to conclude at the moment, other than perhaps this is advance warning of the clutch fail to come, but I won't change it for now and will see what happens in the next few weeks/months.